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1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1920 November 7, 1922 (1922-11-07) 1924 →
 
Nominee Channing H. Cox John F. Fitzgerald
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 464,873 404,192
Percentage 52.24% 45.42%

County results
Cox:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fitzgerald:      60–70%

Governor before election

Channing H. Cox
Republican

Elected Governor

Channing H. Cox
Republican

The 1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922.

Incumbent Governor Channing H. Cox was re-elected over U.S. Representative John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald for a second term in office.

Republican primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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1922 Republican Gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Channing H. Cox (incumbent) 212,145 73.19%
Republican J. Weston Allen 77,692 26.80%
Write-in All others 11 0.00%
Total votes 289,848 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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Results

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Incumbent Lt. Governor Alvan Fuller defeated former Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination in a rematch of their 1920 contest.

1922 Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent) 176,159 63.35%
Republican Joseph E. Warner 101,909 36.65%
Write-in All others 0 0.00%
Total votes 278,068 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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1922 Democratic gubernatorial primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Fitzgerald 89,381 50.17%
Democratic Peter F. Sullivan 53,679 30.13%
Democratic Joseph B. Ely 21,523 12.08%
Democratic Eugene Foss 13,576 7.62%
Write-in All others 0 0.00%
Total votes 178,159 100.00%

Lt. Governor

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Candidates

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  • John J. Cummings
  • John F. Doherty, former State Representative from Fall River[4]
  • Michael A O'Leary

Results

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1922 Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Doherty 62,386 40.56%
Democratic Michael A. O'Leary 53,985 35.10%
Democratic John J. Cummings 37,424 24.33%
Write-in All others 0 0.00%
Total votes 153,795 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Channing H. Cox, incumbent Governor (Republican)
  • John F. Fitzgerald, former Mayor of Boston and U.S. Representative (Democratic)
  • Henry Hess (Socialist Labor)
  • Walter S. Hutchins, nominee for Governor in 1920 (Socialist)
  • John B. Lewis (Prohibition)

Results

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1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Channing H. Cox 464,873 52.24% Decrease14.78
Democratic John F. Fitzgerald 404,192 45.42% Increase15.20
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins 9,205 1.03% Decrease1.06
Prohibition John B. Lewis 6,870 0.77% Increase0.77
Socialist Labor Henry Hess 4,713 0.53% Decrease0.13
Write-in All others 10 0.00% Steady

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election Statistics 1922, p. 6.
  2. ^ Election Statistics 1922, p. 12.
  3. ^ Election Statistics 1922, p. 148.
  4. ^ "Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Young and "Silver-Tongued," According to Martin Lomasney". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1922. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Election Statistics 1922, p. 156.
  6. ^ "MA Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  7. ^ Election Statistics 1922, p. 272.

Bibliography

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Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1922). Election Statistics, 1922. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co.